Income inequality in urban China, 1978-2005

Chinese Sociological Review

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-27

  Jansen, Wim ^a   Wu, Xiaogang ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84883216098     PISSN: 21620555     EISSN: 21620563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/CSA2162-0555450101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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